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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1888
Page
4
Poston Weekly Globe issue details dates and pricing for copy by mail subscriptions. Rates listed include per month 50 cents and yearly options 86.00 with prepaid postage. Also notes second class mail handling and Boston post office entry for the Newstarer Co publication.
A frontier assessment notes a $9 235 000 debt reduction in a month as proof of Cleveland era prosperity. Since 1887 debt has fallen near $100 million, undermining Republican claims of financial doom. Merchants and bankers back Cleveland while warning of cash drain from government.
The piece praises President Cleveland for selecting Mecqute Wiston Fuller as a top-tier jurist, likely to lead to a stricter constitutional interpretation. It notes Fuller’s deep legal knowledge, his New England roots, and the potential for a long service on the Supreme Court, wishing him long life and health.
Congressman's speech frames the issue as free trade versus protection. He argues the people, via the Democratic party, seek the right to tax themselves and reverse decades of surrender to corporate combines. The tax power is seen as a government prerogative captured by big interests.
The essay argues against both extreme views on veterans in public life. It endorses a balanced stance that recognizes a veteran's service without elevating or disqualifying them. It emphasizes that the relevant factor is the individual’s actions in crisis, not martial rank or hero status.
The article argues soldiers' wartime service boosts political legitimacy, urging a "soldier boom" in presidential races as fair recognition and future defense. It contrasts past candidates Hancock and Grant with Garfield and Harrison, then extols labor as the new political force, urging workers to unite, fund labor literature, and vote for pro labor candidates.
Lord Rosebery moved six weeks ago to appoint a committee to reform the House of Lords. His radical plan to replace birthright with elected representation and to remove the Lords veto drew a 2 to 1 defeat but sparked broad debate. The Times even called many proposals sound as England shifts toward an American style popular government.
Leaders of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers urge action to declare the strike off. The walkout drew national admiration for restraint amid grievances. It argues labor wins patience and arbitration gains wisdom as workers learn power.
A heated letter questions Alaska fur traders monopoly and alleged liquor dealings with seal hunters. It calls for investigation and possible prosecution if wrongdoing proves true, urging equal protection and fair pay for Native hunters.
Rumors sweep through party circles that James G. Blaine will accept the Republican nomination after all and may even spearhead an aggressive campaign. Opponent Michael Bruin(l)e is seen as broadly acceptable, though the report could be unfounded. The race promises a vivid clash with little need for formal platforms if true.
Colonel Carnett D Whent reports Massachusetts has 939,260 cultivated acres, up from 912,621 in 1876 and 881,402 in 1865, while the number of farms declines as land consolidates. The average farm is 86 acres valued at $4112, with 16 farms over 1000 acres. Farm land and buildings total $185 million, about two thirds of manufacturing capital. The piece laments protection for farmers versus rich manufacturers.
Quickly rising punishments mark New York crime enforcement as policemen and political figures face severe sentences for burglaries and bribery. Inspectors Byrnes and crew curb crime while the public feels safer. Boston is urged to imitate swift policing though liquor regulation strains its police board.
The passage praises New York for rapid justice in crime cases and urges European cities to adopt similar police reforms. It contrasts New York’s efficiency with broader sins of the city while noting foreign reviews’ endorsements of its approach and suggesting Boston should follow suit.
A mosaic of satirical notes and brief items linking judges and politics. Chief Justice Furner faces reduced pay, while Bunning in Europe toys with a coat of arms. Tariff talk, empires, and a Scots estate boom mingle with obituaries and the Q system strike’s collapse.
A harsh monologue condemns Christian Science and other cures, railing at quacks and cranks. The speaker derides faith as superstition, mocks enlightened age claims, and laments a mother’s death blamed on faith. The piece critiques belief, reason, and divine purpose with blistering sarcasm.
Minerva shares letters of wedding wisdom from kindly readers. The notes compare marriage to a stubborn cold of conflicting cures and urge couples to seek shared interests, honest money talks, and ongoing thoughtfulness. Strong voices from Good Housekeeping and famous spouses illustrate enduring partnership and mutual support.
Reader letters describe how to make a crochet toboggan cap with stars and crown pattern using Starlight zephyr yarn, including steps, star counts, and browband shaping. The note also references craft suppliers and tips from Eva Niles and mentions mail replies and requests for stamps.
An exchange reports a Garland young lady attended a party while near measles onset. During Copenhagen and related games she kissed about forty young men, many of whom contracted measles from that contact.
Mme. Tussaud has added to her collection of relics the camp bedstead in which the Duke of Wellington slept the night before a terloo. It is a simple one of ropes and wood, and is barely six feet in length, with the merest pretence to a mattress.
An affidavit by Isaac Anderson, once a deputy U S marshal at Ounalaska, details brutal misconduct by the Alaska Seal Commercial Company. He cites extortion against court processes, illicit shipments, forged skins, alcohol and quass distribution to natives, attacks on merchants, and corruption of officials, with families ruined and ships seizing proceeds. The report urges Treasury and Interior scrutiny of the company and its operations in the Aleutian territories.
A fragment from Texas Siftings humor column notes a poor substitute remedy. The speaker jokes about a bottle and a square, hinting at a comic medical quip. The snippet captures a breezy, informal tone characteristic of 19th century humor writing.
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